Inventors must comply with the rigorous requirements prescribed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or the patent offices of foreign countries. Once a patent has been granted, periodic payment of taxes and fees must be made to maintain your property. Timely payments and the fulfillment of these other patent office requirements are critical to obtaining and maintaining patent rights. There may also come a time when you will need to enforce your patent rights against infringement.

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Securing a patent requires a significant investment of your time, money, and hard work. It can be a lengthy and potentially confusing process, making it vitally important to partner with a law firm that can provide not only superior legal representation, but familiarity with the technology at hand.

Our attorneys have wide-ranging engineering experience that includes mechanical systems and machines, electrical and electronic systems, integrated circuit fabrication, chemical, compositions and processes, optoelectronics, electromagnetics, electromechanics, communications, computer network architecture, computer hardware and software technologies, neural networks, and artificially intelligent learning control systems. We also have experience in securing protection in a diverse range of business methods and processes.

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• In-depth patent portfolio analysis and due diligence to reveal possible lapses in current coverage and identification of potential areas of new protection.

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• Comparison of client and competitor portfolios and reverse engineering.

• Preparation and filing of new utility and design patent applications; interaction with Patent Examiners and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board throughout the multiple steps of the prosecution and appeal process.

• Management of patent portfolio, including docketing, renewals, and other routine office actions worldwide.

• Litigation in U.S. District Courts and the Federal Circuit, the courts of foreign nations, the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

• Representation before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the European Patent Organization (EPO), and other similar organizations.